Nathaniel Arcand
Acting · Directing
Born November 13, 1971, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nathaniel Arcand (born November 13, 1971) is a Canadian actor and is Nēhilawē (Plains Cree), from the Alexander First Nation Reserve. His first major role was as troubled teen William MacNeil for 3 seasons in the Canadian drama series North of 60. In 1997, he was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series" for the North of 60 episode "Traces and Tracks." He had a major role as Clinton Skye in the CBS crime drama FBI: Most Wanted, and one of his longest running roles is that of Scott Cardinal on the CBC series Heartland. He has also appeared on Murdoch Mysteries, Smallville, Longmire, Bull, Supernatural, and Into the West, to name a few. He portrays Victor Merasty on Blackstone, "an unmuted exploration of First Nations’ power and politics" set in a small Plains Cree community. He also portrays Nathan in the comedic drama Two Indians Talking, which won the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival Most Popular Canadian Film Award. He appeared in Cold Pursuit with Liam Neeson, as well as many other films.
Filmography
- 2026Viper — Jim Brave Bear
- 2025Protectors of the Land — Wayne Strongbow
- 2025Sinners — Chayton
- 2025Train Dreams — Ignatius Jack
- Avatar: The Last Airbender — Chief Arnook
- 2024The Birds Who Fear Death — Don
- 2023Killers of the Flower Moon — Ancestor Warrior
- My Life with the Walter Boys — Mato Summerhill
- 2023The Ties That Bind — Mr. Boyden
- 2021Kiri and the Girl — Wolf
- 2021Portraits from a Fire — Gord
- 2021The Baker's Son — Lyle
- FBI: Most Wanted — Clinton Skye
- 2020Monkey Beach — Albert Hill
- Black Summer — Governale
- 2019Cold Pursuit — Fredrick 'Smoke' Alycott
- 2019Indian Road Trip — Billy Cardinal
- FBI — Clinton Skye
- 2017Dead Again in Tombstone — Bull Dog
- 2017Drawing Home — Will Bearspaw
- Bull — Makya 'Mack' Benally
- Delmer & Marta — Takoda Callihoo
- 2016The Northlander — Shappa
- Longmire — Avo
- 2012Ok Breathe Auralee — Randy
- 2010Every Emotion Costs — Niingwauk
- 2010Two Indians Talking — Nathan
- Fear Itself — First Victim
- Murdoch Mysteries — Jimmy McLeod
- Heartland — Scott Cardinal
- Moose TV
- 2007Nora Roberts' Montana Sky — Adam Wolfchild
- 2007Pathfinder — Wind In Tree
- 2005Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch — Ranger John Eagleheart
- 2005Elektra — Hand Ninja #1
- Into the West — Brings Horse
- 2005Johnny Tootall — RT
- Little House on the Prairie — Kiowa Brave
- Supernatural — Derek Swan
- 2004Black Cloud — Jimmy
- 2004From Cherry English — Traylor
- 2004Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning — Hunter
- Shoebox Zoo — Cousin Henry
- 2004Zombie Attack: Museum of the Dead
- 2003Chick Street Fighter — Jonny
- 2003Dreamkeeper — Broken Lance
- 2003The Lone Ranger — Tonto
- 2002100 Days in the Jungle — Leonard Carter
- 2002Skins — Teen Mogie
- 2002Wildfire 7: The Inferno — Red
- 2001American Outlaws — Comanche Tom
- Smallville — Jeremiah Holdsclaw
- 2001Speaking of Sex — Calvin
- 2001The Doe Boy — Junior
- Caitlin's Way
- 1999Grey Owl — Ned White Bear
- Da Vinci's Inquest
- 1997Forgotten Warriors — Native Soldier
- 1996Crazy Horse — Little Hawk
- Due South — David Kitikmeot
- 1994Savage Land — Tree Climber
- North of 60 — William MacNeil
- As the Bannock Burns — Director